The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11

-.By gum! tham's the same HOSES
we see down en- the bottom. Jim!
Hain't they?" said Buck. adnliringly;
and walking all around the team and
cycling them critically.
.'Ycs. sir! And then's the same
two fellers at asst us the way to Boyuss-
esr" / answer. in the sudden inspira-
ton of the coincidence.
Didn't know noihun bout airy
SIGH a plaist as San.own: but knowed
all about Pap's." said Buck. sarcastic
ally. "By gum! hits wonder at they
uvver foun the way any whurs-fellers
| at don't know no more'n that. Bat
haint thiss off hosst a plum goolun?
I'd love to ride i'm quawter raist
agin the Rcd-Line. so would
"You could ride i'm four times that
fur. an agin aHthing YOU waunt to, my
good feiler-un fur any amount n mon
ey. at THAR said one of the two men.
both Of whom had by this time backed
down out of the buggy and were stand
ing stretching themselves at the side of
the vehicle.
sis that so?" said Bnck. with re-
newell interes: and little flash in his
gray eyes that showed he was a trifle
proud of his guess. '.Mebby he is the
hosst ats to run agin the Red-Line
(red-lion) Thursday"
''Nut much. he llaint.' said the
principal blacksmith. INIT much! l
know the hosst ats to run agin the
Red-Line. myself OF course this'n
h-yur's mighty III III kivcrea with mud.
But he haint no sich 4 hosst as the
Tunnyclift hosst. noway."
BY this time half the male popula-
ton of Sanitown had gathered about
the new-arrival. The blacksmith had
gathered up the horses feet one after
another; had pulled their tails this way
and that. had opened their mouths
with his brawnv hands. looked ut their
teeth with his heavy black brows
drawn well down, had dropped one
after the other each delicate and deer
like muzzle. and had made that little
retiring demonstration of two or three
short backward steps common 10 all
skilled examiners of horses teeth. and
now stood eyoi ig them rei,ectivel; with
his hands in his pockets ANIL a fhower
OF questions and suggestions.
| ..Whut you thenk NV UNI. Seef?'
'.Purty good HOSES. haiat they.
Seef?''
'This'ns Gut leetle 1n-gall.
haint he. Sect? Ur is ut whur the
mud's ruled up the hair
They're good bosses. fellers. But
/ could tell at nairy 4 one NV UNI was
the Tunnyclift hosst the darkest night
at ever bowed" said the blacksmith.
with decisiveness that left no doubt
on the minds of his audience. Had he
not been special sheer to the Tunny-
cliffs? And To many other celebrated
owners of thorough5reds9
..They hant no thur-bredS. Be-
caise If Il stranger goes to foolun rOun
a thur-bred he'll git kicked. ur struck.
ur bit. one a the two. You've gut to
keep yur eye peeled roun thur-bred.
fellers. tell yuh."
A general laugh of appreciative as
sent went round the crowd of men and
bows. out of which the voice of the
taller stranger-the driver with the
laughing black eyes, the very delicate
black mustache and the small and very
jaunty-looking bunch OF chin whiSkers
this very pleasant gentleman's voice
was heard in not at all the harsh and
somewhat imperial tone of the average
race-Eorse owner:
You're right there. Dairy. Any-
body could tell that this wasn't the
Tunnyc!if boss. No more alike than
a sleeps Ike -. You used to shoe
fur the Tunnecliffs. l believe. Didn't
you?" with very engaging smile
and going on to unfasten the tugs OF
the near horse. and flying about the
general business of unhitching in 4
very light, active, breezy way that did
not escape the keen observation of the
crowd. There was redoubled interes;
ISST.sEz.